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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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